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Year 2000 E-Commerce Predictions
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  • 10 Trends 2000

  • Academia and Industry Move to Bolster E-Commerce

  • E-Commerce For Everyone

  • One-Quarter of Attempted Holiday E-Commerce Purchases Fail

  • Sites take on features of offline malls

  • Is There A Future For Free Shipping?

  • Net firms consider trade instead of cash

  • E-Business Must Consider Its Customer

  • Bloomingdale's Installs E-Commerce Kiosks

  • Why Is Circuit City Scared Of E-Commerce?

  • A Crystal Clear Web Lesson

  • Preferences or Privacy?

  • Are E-tailers Ignoring The Bottom Line?

  • Will Shopping Agents Trigger Price Wars

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10 Trends 2000
The coming year will see not only an increase in the number of offline companies that are developing Web presences, but also a rise in the number of Web-based companies that purchase, merge, and partner with brick-and-mortar businesses.

 Academia and Industry Move to Bolster E-Commerce
While market watchers and industry analysts monitor the day-to-day progress -- or lack of progress -- in online holiday sales, powerful sources from the world of academia and industry have announced moves to bolster the position of e-commerce.

 E-Commerce For Everyone
The emergence of Kmart and Wal-Mart in the e-commerce movement is symbolic of middle America's inevitable transition to online consumerism.

One-Quarter of Attempted Holiday E-Commerce Purchases Fail
One quarter of attempted holiday purchases over the Internet typically end without a sale being made, according to a study by Andersen Consulting.

Sites take on features of offline malls
Struggling to stand out on the increasingly crowded Web, small e-tailers are finding strength in numbers.

Is There A Future For Free Shipping?
Many shoppers would rather trudge to the mall than pay shipping fees, and several e-commerce retailers are trying to accommodate consumers by experimenting with free shipping promotions.

 Net firms consider trade instead of cash
The new thing in e-commerce may be to let firms do business the old-fashioned way--by trading without money.

 E-Business Must Consider Its Customer
One of the biggest causes of e-business failures is the inability of companies to build a system from the customer's viewpoint.

Bloomingdale's Installs E-Commerce Kiosks
For shoppers who are weary of struggling through crowds and waiting in lines to make purchases, but lack home Internet access, new e-commerce kiosks in stores make it easier to browse and buy.

Why Is Circuit City Scared Of E-Commerce?
If the negative things that Circuit City Stores, Inc. has been saying about e-tailers are any indication, the giant brick-and-mortar electronics chain must really be feeling the pressure from online merchants this holiday season.

A Crystal Clear Web Lesson
An enterprising 11-year-old shows the venerable Waterford Crystal company that its potential customers aren't ignoring the Net, even if it is.

Preferences or Privacy?
If consumers and Internet businesses can agree, personalized content could improve the online experience

Are E-tailers Ignoring The Bottom Line?
In the mad scramble to be the flashiest, biggest, and most dynamic Web site in cyberspace, many retailers are losing sight of the most important prize -- the bottom line.

Will Shopping Agents Trigger Price Wars?  
You know the price wars that occasionally break out between gas station owners on opposite corners of an intersection? Well, the same type of price wars may break out on the Internet because of product comparison Web sites and attendant shopping "bots."

 

 

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